Polymer electrolytes for a hydrogen economy

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6120-6131

  Di Noto, Vito ^a   Zawodzinski, Thomas A ^b   Herring, Andrew M ^c   Giffin, Guinevere A ^a   Negro, Enrico ^a   Lavina, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY CONDITION; ELECTROLYSERS; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; GAINING MOMENTUM; HYDROGEN ECONOMY; PEM FUEL CELL; PERFLUORINATED MEMBRANES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY; WATER STREAMS;

FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84859435422     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.01.080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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